Illegal taxi drivers face losing cars
Print Edition
THE operators of unlicensed taxis face having their vehicles permanently confiscated under a new regulation being discussed by the Shanghai People’s Congress.
In a bid to crack down on the illegal trade, the ruling will give police the power to seize “cloned taxis” — vehicles that look identical to genuine cabs but operate on falsified papers — as soon as they are identified.
It will not be necessary for officers to prove the vehicle was engaged in an illegal activity at the time.
In the case of “black cabs” — private cars used as taxis but without the disguise — police will confiscate vehicles only in the event of a repeat offense.
Under existing rules, drivers found guilty of operating an illegal taxi are given a fine or have points deducted from their license. While their vehicles can be impounded temporarily, they can also be reclaimed once the fine has been paid.
The power to permanently confiscate vehicles is already available to police in Beijing, Guizhou, Kunming and Chengdu.
The changes to the regulation will also give traffic police the authority to sell off the 1,000 or so vehicles they currently have impounded.
In the future, any vehicle that is seized will be held for 60 days before being auctioned off.
The new rules will also give officials the power to suspend the licenses — for between three and six months — of drivers from outside Shanghai.
In March, police launched a campaign to crack down on cloned taxis and black cabs operating around the city’s transportation hubs and preying on unsuspecting visitors.
Their efforts led to 109 drivers being detained, and 333 private cars and 59 cloned taxis being seized.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
